Comparative Diagnostic Performance of RDW-to-Albumin and CRP-to-Albumin Ratios in Neonatal Sepsis: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Filiz Aktürk Acar, Yakup Aslan, Mehmet Mutlu, Zeliha Aydın Kasap, Şebnem Kader, Gülçin Bayramoğlu · 2026
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Filiz Aktürk Acar and co-authors test two simple blood ratios for spotting sepsis in newborns in a 2026 study. Sepsis in the first days of life still kills and harms many babies, so fast, sure tests matter. Both ratios pair a blood cell spread or an inflammation marker with albumin, a blood protein.
Records from one Turkish hospital covered 874 babies born after thirty-six weeks. Of these, 411 had sepsis proven by blood culture, and 463 were healthy. The first ratio, RAR, was only modest on its own. The second, CAR, scored far higher, near the top of all markers tested. The authors say RAR may still add value beside stronger markers.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Filiz Aktürk Acar, Yakup Aslan, Mehmet Mutlu, Zeliha Aydın Kasap, Şebnem Kader, Gülçin Bayramoğlu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |